Religion

Hassan Bedreddin, clad in rags, ill-shod,
Sought the great temple of the living God.
  The worshippers arose and drove him forth,
And one in power beat him with a rod.

“Allah,” he cried, “thou seest what I got:
Thy servants bar me from the sacred spot.”
  “Be comforted,” the Holy One replied;
“It is the only place where I am not.”